Improvement in combined cotton-planters and guano-distributers



JOHN' E. ROSS, OF G'REENESBOROUGH, GEORGIA.

\ Letters Patent No. 110,290, dated December 20, 1870.

lMPROVE-MEN'I' IN COMBINED COTTON-PLANTERS AND GUANOT-DISTRIBUTERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and. part of the same.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J onu E. Ross, of 'Greenesborough, in the county of Greene and State of Georgia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in, Planter and Distribnter; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andv exact descriptionthereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make Iand use Vthe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part ot' this specification. y

Figrel is .a vertical longitudinal section of my improved machine arranged as a plantel'.

Y Figure 2 is a detail rear view, partly in section, of the fnrrowing-plow.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish an improved machine which may be easily adjusted for use as a planter and distributer, and which will be reliable in use and effective in operation in either capacity; and

It consists in the construction and combination of the varionsparts of the machine, as hereinafter more fully described.

A-is the beam, which ismade of iron, and is curved or arched, as shown in-iig. 1.

B are the handles, the forward ends of which are secured to the beam A, and the rear parts of which are connected and supported by a round, b', which passes through the upper end of the standard C, which' is attached to the rear end of the beam A. To the' lower end of the standard U is. attached the-cross-bar D, the end parts of which are 'slotted horizontally, to receive the eye' or stirrup-bolts E, by which the plows F are adjustably secured in plm- T-wo of therplows F may'be ordinary bull-tongue l. or shovel-plows, and thev other two `may be half-shovel plows.

The plowsl` are arranged asv the particular work to be dope may require. y 4floithe forward part of the upper side of the beam A is pivoted the draw-bar G, which passes through a hole'in the npperend of the guide H, which is 'secured to the. forward end of the said beam A-by a bolt passing through a slot in 'said guide, so that the point of dmft-attachmentmay be raised and lowered,

. at will.

I arethe drive-wheels, which are placed upon, 4and one or both rigidly secured to the axle J, which passes through and revolves in the long bearing K, which passes throngl and is secured to the forward part of the, beam A. y

To the axle J, or to one of the wheels I, is securely attached the bevel-gear wheel L, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of the small bevel-gear wheel M, which revolves upon a spindle attachedto the beam A directly above the axle J.

To the upper side of the gear-wheel M is attached a crank-pin, to which is pivoted the forward end of the connecting-rod N, the rear end of whichis pivoted to the upper end of the rod or arm O, thelower end ot'which isn'rigidly attached to thev shaft ZP, the ends `of which are p ivoted to the sides of the. hopper Q.

To the shaft l are attached three, more or less,

lingers, R, which project downward to or nearly to the bottom of thesaid hopper, and, by theirmovements, keep the cottonseed or guano stirred up, so that it may pass out freely.

rlhe hopper Q is swung beneath, and is securely but detachably attached to the under side of the beam A. l

The body of the hopper Q may be made of wood, but its bottom, which should be made semi-cylindrical in form, should be made of sheet metal.

In the center of the bottom of thehopper Q is formed a slot, through which the seed or guano escapes to the ground.

S are slides, tte'dsto the bottom of the hopper Q, one upon each side ofthe slot in, said bottom, so that, by simply adjusting the position of the slides S, the .size' of thedischarge-opening may be regulated atwill.,

T is a long and narrow guide-spout, attached to the bottom ofthe hopper, to' guide the seed or guano in its descent to the ground, and insure its entering the furrow.

U is the furrowing-plow, the shank of which -passes I up through a hole in the support V,.where it is adjustably secured in place by a set-screw.

he support V is detachably secured-to the lower side of the forward part of the beam A, as shown in lfig. 1.

The forward part of the plow U may be made similar to an ordinary shovel-plow, and to its rear side is attached, or upon it is formed, a V-shaped extension or smoother, to smooth and compress the sides -of the fnrrows, to insure the seeds or guano passing to the bottom of the furrow, and to prevent the sidesy of the furrow fromfalling in before the'seed orA guano has reachedits place.

W is a roller, whichis pivoted to the lowergeud of the standard X, which is slotted, and -adjustably 'secured to the standard O by a bolt, so that the said roller may bc raised and lowered, as desired.

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent- 1. In planters andguano-distributers, the beam A,

arched over the center, to' receive thereunder the seed-v combined wit-h vibrating fingers R, (to separate the seed, and keep up a steady discharge eurrent,) and 4the narrow guide-spout T, to converge the seed to the center of furrow, as described.

' JOHN E. ROSS. Witnesses:

T.TUNIsoN,

R. M. PATTILLO. 

